'Jurisprudence' definitions:
Definition of 'jurisprudence'
(from WordNet)
noun
The branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do [syn: jurisprudence, law, legal philosophy]
noun
The collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" [syn: law, jurisprudence]
Definition of 'Jurisprudence'
From: GCIDE
- Jurisprudence \Ju`ris*pru"dence\, n. [L. jurisprudentia; jus, juris, right, law + prudentia a foreseeing, knowledge of a matter, prudence: cf. F. jurisprudence. See Just, a., and Prudence.] The science of juridical law; the knowledge of the laws, customs, and rights of men in a state or community, necessary for the due administration of justice. [1913 Webster]
- The talents of Abelard were not confined to theology, jurisprudence, philosophy. --J. Warton. [1913 Webster]
- Medical jurisprudence, that branch of juridical law which concerns questions of medicine. [1913 Webster]